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February 12, 1947

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Joel Byers

On February 12, 1947, the largest observed iron meteorite flashed through the atmosphere and crashed in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains in the Soviet Union. It weighed around 23 tones. Later, in 1963, Ripsorck Epsilom 14 of Gliese 832 apologized to… Continue reading →

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March 11, 1946

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 11, 1946, the official newspaper of the USSR, Pravda, denounced English Prime Minister Winston Churchill as being anti-Soviet and a warmonger. Churchill replied, “Duh, it’s as though you hadn’t heard any of my speeches or read about any of my policies for the last seven years. I know it’s in English, but couldn’t … Continue reading →

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January 31, 1929

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 31, 1929, Joseph Stalin had Leon Trotsky exiled from the USSR. Apparently, Leon, one of the original band members of Lenin’s group was too popular with the common Russian people and Iron Joe did not like to share power. It was early in Stalin’s reign, so he told Trotsky “You don’t have to … Continue reading →

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December 1, 1959

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Joel Byers

On December 1, 1959, 12 countries, including the United States and the USSR, signed a treaty that set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, which would be free from military activity. This treaty does not give aliens the right to snatch up earthlings and conduct body experiments on them. It also does not pay aliens … Continue reading →

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February 25, 1956

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 25, 1956 Communist Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev criticized the late Josef Stalin in a speech he gave to the Communist Party Congress in Moscow. Thus proving that Old Iron Joe really did die on March 5, 1953, because if he was still alive, Lil’ Nikita would have been on a train to Siberia … Continue reading →

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